About Günter Perleberg
Lived 1935 – 2019 (aged 84). Günter Perleberg was a German kayaker, civil engineer and canoeist.
Günter Perleberg also spelled Günther; (17 March 1935 – 1 August 2019) was a German sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a gold in the K-1 4 × 500 m (1960 with the East German team) and a silver in the K-4 1000 m (1964 with the West German team).
Perleberg was born in Brandenburg an der Havel in 1935. He trained with SC Aufbau Magdeburg under Ernst Schmidt. He acted as an official for the canoeing association in Lower Saxony after his active career.
By profession a civil engineer, he had a civil engineering consultancy in Garbsen.
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German canoe racer (1935-2019)
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Günter Perleberg was born on 17 March 1935 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
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Günter Perleberg died on 1 August 2019 in Garbsen.
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Günter Perleberg was a kayaker, civil engineer and canoeist.
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